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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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If there’s a theme running through this month’s magazine, it’s that maybe it’s time we started thinking of ourselves as less of a sector, more of a movement.

OPINION 1 October 2025 by Graham Martin

https://tfn.scot/opinion/if-theres-a-theme-running-through-this-months-magazine-its-that-maybe-its-time-we-started-thinking-of-ourselves-as-less-of-a-sector-more-of-a-movement

Mary’s Meals scores with major sponsorship deal

NEWS 7 December 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
Aid charity gets premiership team on its side

https://tfn.scot/news/marys-meals-scores-with-major-sponsorship-deal

Deadline looms for national youth worker awards

NEWS 8 December 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Families & Young People
The closing date for nominations for the National Youth Worker of the Year Awards 2016 is 17 December

https://tfn.scot/news/deadline-looms-for-national-youth-worker-awards

Advice group backs scrapping council tax

NEWS 14 December 2015 by Rab Armour
Social Justice & Poverty
New alternative to the council tax should be embraced says charity

https://tfn.scot/news/advice-group-backs-scrapping-council-tax

Social firm wins franchise funding

NEWS 16 December 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
Investment means Breadshare can roll out its bakery to other areas

https://tfn.scot/news/social-firm-wins-franchise-funding

Scotland’s biggest trust having to fund charities’ salary costs

NEWS 26 October 2015 by Rab Armour
Management
​Changing priorities for trust being dictated by economic factors

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-biggest-trust-having-to-fund-charities-salary-costs

Dogs Trust microchips nation’s most mischievous mutt

NEWS 5 November 2014 by Paul Cardwell
Culture & Leisure
Charity teams up with The Beano and tags Gnasher to show how painless microchipping is

https://tfn.scot/news/dogs-trust-microchips-nations-most-mischievous-mutt

Too many glory hunters on charity boards

NEWS 11 November 2014 by Rab Armour
Management
Charities don't do enough to recruit right calibre of trustees for their boards

https://tfn.scot/news/too-many-glory-hunters-on-charity-boards

Named person legal challenge fails

NEWS 23 January 2015 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Coalition fails in challenge to named person legislation

https://tfn.scot/news/named-person-legal-challenge-fails

Three days paid volunteering leave gets go ahead

NEWS 29 June 2015 by Rab Armour
Culture & Leisure
New legislation gives ​employees the right to take three volunteering days a year

https://tfn.scot/news/three-days-paid-volunteering-leave-gets-go-ahead

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.